[SOLVED] crontab problem

[ted_chou12]

Why is it when I am trying to let the crontab to run this file, this:

crawler.php: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `('

crawler.php: line 1: `<?php $files = file("links/db.txt");'

shows up?

line 1 of that file looks like this:

<?php $files = file("links/db.txt");

thanks

Ted

[ted_chou12]

please have a look at my problem. thanks.

[ted_chou12]

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[ted_chou12]

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[PC Nerd]

um, put the tages on one line, and the codeon the next

check which line the error is on then.  ive had code, thwere the code before the tages, was causing the error

 

[btherl]

Did you run 'script.php' from crontab, or 'php script.php' ?

[ted_chou12]

when I tried:

<?php 
$files = file("links/db.txt");

The error becomes:

crawler.php: line 1: ?php: No such file or directory

crawler.php: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('

crawler.php: line 2: `$files = file("links/db.txt");'

 

The path that I entered to the crontab is something like:

/home/username/directories/crawler.php

[ted_chou12]

can anyone have a look at my problem? it's still unsolved.

Ted

[ted_chou12]

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[grlayouts]

Ok firstly what are you try to do? run a text file using cronjobs?

 

2nd. Whats the full php code?

[ted_chou12]

this is surely a php file with the name "crawler.php", and i believe pasting the whole code is useless before even solving the problem of the first line.

[grlayouts]

well the first problem your gonna face is that if we don't know fully what you want how can we help.

 

yes it doesn't work we know but what are you trying to do, open the file to do what?

 

we need a sample code or something relating to a problem not just the small bit thats wrong.

[ted_chou12]

I am trying to store html codes of all the pages in my site, so this script has to be run everyday, in order to update those pages.

If anyone can point out what the syntax for the first line might mean, I may try to solve by myself. But the problem is I dont understand what the "syntax error near unexpected token `('" means, so I am facing some problem, I already searched it in google, but the results arent very related to what i am looking for.

Ted

[ted_chou12]

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[trq]

As has been asked (by betherl) and ignored...

 

Did you run 'script.php' from crontab, or 'php script.php' ?

 

If the first, you need to make your first line....

 

#!/usr/bin/php

 

In order for the shell to know what interpreter is needed to run the file.

[ted_chou12]

I used the wizard, please see the attached picture, I dont know if that is how you enter the path to the php file in cron tab.

The path is "Path to PERL /usr/bin/perl"

Thanks

Ted

 

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[trq]

Just add the line I suggested and see if it works.